A historic locomotive will mark a rail milestone on Saturday as it blasts up the East Coast Mainline at the fastest speed travelled by a steam train in almost half a century. Bittern, an A4-class ...

Once the pride of Britain's railways, the iconic A4 Class steam engine is now rarely seen. But the locomotive has returned to the tracks and was pictured yesterday trundling along over the historic 43 ...

Bittern numbers have increased by a fifth in the last year, the RSPB said Conservationists are celebrating a record year for bitterns after a monitoring project revealed numbers had increased by a ...

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One evening last month, I visited a marshy area in Pickaway County in hopes of hearing a rail, most likely a king, Virginia or sora. If any were there, they were quiet that evening. But a soft song -- ...